Stories, memories, pictures, facts(?), and sometimes opinions, from the mental library of a long-time Bush Rat and de Havilland Otter Pilot!

Tuesday, June 28, 2005

Steve's Video Of The Day: "Helicopter!"

My brother, "Gene, Recessive", is a helicopter pilot, and sometimes I am envious. I still want to get my "Chopper License", but with mouths to feed, mortgage, hydro, groceries..............you get it, us family guys, we are all in the "same (flying?) boat". Anyways, my brother went to Ethiopia, and hopefully he doesn't wear a "chicken-suit", he will end up "in the pot", as "Hossenfeffer". (Crap, now I remember, Hossenfeffer is "rabbit stew". Oh well!) Here is a short vid on "chopper" flying.

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